Will be coming up on @BBCPM in the next hour to discuss with @EvanHD perceptions of Trump in China, amid today’s high-stakes China-US summit @bbcradio4 @ 1700bst 📻 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live/b…

Is cryptocurrency good money or bad? On Figuring It Out this week, @Sarah_Montague and @EvanHD look at what cryptocurrency is exactly, and what purpose it serves. Watch here⬇️piped.video/watch?v=T0JXFJcF…

As the once in a millennium Bayeux Tapestry exhibition @britishmuseum opens its doors to the public, I wish everyone who visits in the next 10 months the same sense of awe and wonder I felt at seeing it up close with all its clear details and bright colours. Unforgettable

My acting career is 65 years old today. It began at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry, which then had a year-round company of actors presenting a new production every two weeks. My first, fresh from my graduation from Cambridge University, was a revival of “A Man for All Seasons”, Robert Bolt’s popular re-telling of Thomas More’s fatal political battle with King Henry 8th. My part was the hero’s son-in-law young Will Roper. My début was inglorious. After the excitement of my first scene, I went upstairs to my dressing-room to recover, only to hear the stage manager's urgent message on the backstage tannoy system: “Mr. McKellen you are off”, meaning I had missed my entrance for Roper's second appearance. I made it down to the stage level only to discover that my colleagues had completed the scene, effortlessly covering my absence  with an imrovisation or two, I sat disconsolate in the green room after the show. The leading lady Sheila Keith approached the  dejected, newest member of the troupe: "Don’t worry, dear. A professional actor is off only once in their career. Aren’t you lucky to have got it over with, so early?"

Exciting to see @ZackPolanski putting his hat in the ring for the Holborn & St Pancras by-election - a really powerful way to shake up Westminster & put pressure on the PM to be far bolder. Me on @BBCPM

"He is, in a sense, like a prophet." A new film starring the actor Simon Callow tells the story of William Beveridge, who is often seen as the father of the welfare state. Simon says that Andy Burnham, like Beveridge, is faced with the question of 'how to fix society'.

"It could be game-changing." Scientists believe they may be one step closer to detecting dark matter for the first time. Sam Eriksen from the University of Bristol led the study - he says it's an exciting development.

Andy Burnham has warned 'difficult decisions' will be needed to fund social care reforms. But what does the housing secretary - a former care worker - think they should be? Listen to PM at 5 as @EvanHD talks to Angela Rayner.

Well, I just had a Blythe Spirit moment, listening to @EvanHD pulling together the big day in politics - and hearing my own voice in a trail for a new season of “Across the red line”. Which, since you ask or didn’t, returns next Monday at 9am for the summer run on @BBCRadio4 We’ve got new areas of difference to explore as my guests dive into the roots of the clashing convictions – how far they can understand the other.

Feeling so sad at the news of the death of Ed Stourton. He was a very important figure for all of us on the daily news programmes on @BBCRadio4. One of those people you're really glad to have around. All substance, minimum ego, deeply knowledgeable, totally reliable. And he was one of the nicest of colleagues as well. He'll be missed.

Discussed the story on @BBCPM this evening alongside @RosaFPrince @EvanHD @campbellclaret as they talked Burnham's early plans for power. Catch up here 👇 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002yx…

“Taking testosterone supplements is well known to suppress your sperm production” The Guardian’s Hannah Devlin tells @EvanHD about the potential risks of testosterone therapy, touted by US defence secretary Pete Hegseth to create a ‘warrior culture’.

“Andy is a very nice guy and yet what he has shown … is unbelievable ruthlessness” Alastair Campbell tells @EvanHD what to expect from Andy Burnham’s first day as Prime Minister.

Professor Jonathan Haskel was nominated as the next Chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility by the Chancellor in June. The House of Commons Treasury Committee has now confirmed his appointment. obr.uk/professor-jonathan-ha…

Here's a great opportunity to reflect on how things have evolved in the business world since 2006. Just think about it. Twenty tumultuous years. Programme linked in the reply, below. #thebottomline @evanhd @bbcnickholland

Dammit @EvanHD I’m a doctor not a businessman 👨🏼‍💼 but all that struck a seriously resonant #nhs chord

Excellent #WorthTheLicenceFee from @BBCRadio4 @EvanHD @UniofOxford #CommonGround on integration, language. But you can't generalise. Micro #geography #history #CulturalHeritage matters. #Leicester was an early #inclusion adopter due to Ugandan Asian refugees, who literally fled with single suitcases expelled by Idi Amin. Superbly documented in excellent exhibitions @leicestermuseum . Well led by @LeicsCountyHall also impacted positively on their #disability practice (my overlap)

Typically calm, thoughtful. @EvanHD travels UK to see how divided we really are. Are we increasingly polarised+what are people doing to build stronger communities+ connections? Hope is there. Moving+insightful contributions from @mrJamesGraham+Fiona Hill. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002yb…

So enjoying Common Ground, @BBCRadio4, so many places I grew up - Grimsby, East Yorks, South Lincs, feature - @MrJamesGraham grasps the real gap and finds the words we all struggle to find. Love Fiona too. These are national treasures. 👏 @EvanHD bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live/b…

A real treat for our finalists! 🐉 Evan Davis (@EvanHD) is on stage talking to our students about the art of pitching, and celebrating every young person here today. His message? Simply by being here, our finalists have already taken those crucial first steps. They've put themselves out there, and that takes courage! 💪 Evan spoke about how DOING something, not just thinking about it, is what makes a great innovator, inventor and business person. It's the very reason he has such respect for the entrepreneurs who step into the Dragon's Den, and exactly what our students have done to reach this stage today. 🌟 Evan is now taking questions from our brilliant finalists, who are seizing the moment! Follow along all day on our live blog! ✨ 🔗 teentech.com/teentech-awards… #TeenTechAwards #STEM #YoungInnovators